“He is a great governor, favors a pro-business approach to developing our natural resources in a responsible way, is a consensus-oriented person who unites and brings people together, tirelessly and successfully promotes Colorado’s economic development and deserves a second term,” Holtzman said in an e-mail when asked about the donation.

Four Republicans are running to unseat Hickenlooper, including former Congressman Bob Beauprez, who was the party’s nominee for governor in 2006 after Holtzman’s unsuccessful attempt to get on the ballot.

See, there are some Republicans you guys can respect. Albeit failed Republicans.

Zapatasghost

From reading posts at DP and seeing overreactions from the right on FoxNews – you’d think the Dems are Soviet/Taliban/Alien invaders when in reality they’re simply the Republican party of the 50’s & 60’s. Actually, the modern-day right makes Mr “Military Industrial Complex” Dwight Eisenhower and war on poverty supporter and compromise-with-China – Richard Nixon – look like a raging Commies.

UBG

Like most, if not all Ds and a good chunk of the Rs, Nixon was a big government statist. Wage and price controls anyone?

RobertChase

If only dismantling government would solve our problems, as Teapartiers and libertarians seem to imagine. Taking responsibility for it and making full use of the republican forms of government to make it actually function as it was intended would be a task for citizens, but the present-day inhabitants of the US are better described as consumers.

Zapatasghost

Well now…don’t forget that Nixon employed Donald Rumsfeld & Dick Cheney to basically oversee the dismantling of the Office of Economic Opportunity. Wouldn’t “wage and price controls” for the rich be awesome?? Can’t agree more!

UBG

For you and RC, the proper/moral govt. is to protect individual rights. I’m not advocating eliminating govt. Maybe RC came-up with that false choice to help him rationalize his beliefs?
For you, corporatism is a form of statism. I’m also for scaling-down the military to the extent that we’re not the World Police.

Zapatasghost

Well then – perhaps there’s common ground to be had on military spending. Not so sure that RC made up a false choice though – much of the rhetoric of the Tea Party and Libertarian right IS about dismantling civil society to the extent that it can actually function to do all the things listed in the Preamble – you know establish and maintain civil society. I suspect that the difference between you and I might be in our understanding of the key role that economic, political, and social privilege and oppression has and still plays in “picking winners and losers” in our so-called “free market” system. There is no such thing as a free market and there never will be. There IS an invisible hand – and it comes in the form of privilege for some and oppression for the rest. Yes, corporatism is a form of statism I suppose if you prefer – but at least the state has an explicit obligation to democratic accountability which the private sector does not. That’s the difference.

Kristen Selzer

Read John Locke much? Civil society is not the same as political society. Civil society is comprised of the institutions that are NOT under government control. Conservatives want citizens to live in such a way that civil society is larger, and more influential, than political society.

Zapatasghost

Well thank you. That’s good to know. Now inform conservatives of that – because even though they do lots of talking and yelling about that kind of stuff on their talk shows and whole “news” networks – that’s not what their representatives (in both major parties) in government end up doing with public policy.

Zapatasghost

You’re right. Consumers are passive receivers of information and only participate insofar as they can satisfy their individualized banal and trivial needs and wants with the the owning/possessing of ever increasing amounts of stuff. It’s the key difference is between the civic virtues of classical republicanism with concern for the common good versus whatever we call modern American individualism with it’s alienation at best and it’s nationalist narcissism at it’s worst.

davebarnes

50s and 60s
Brought to you be the Committee to Save the Apostrophe from Abuse

Danny Darcy

To me, Hickenlooper is the best Republican Governor this state has ever had.

He is pro-energy, and pro-business and against government spending just like every Republican should be.

Ben Cook

1st of all, John Hickenlooper is NOT a DEMOMCRAT!

OrangeFree

From another consistently voting Democrat: John Hickenlooper is VERY MUCH a DEMOCRAT. He knows how to play politics very, very well and more than knows when to and when not to wave the party flag.

RobertChase

Hack represents the Chamber of Commerce.

OrangeFree

Oh look, it’s Robert Chase popping up to say the same thing he always does.

RobertChase

It is certainly true. If I were a Collaborationist partisan like you, I would mention Hack only in the context of not being one of the Fascist candidates. It is striking how very little Collaborationists have to say for their Governor, as opposed to against his Fascist opponents. There will be one or more perfectly viable gubernatorial candidates not representing either of your criminal parties; voters should choose one.

Zapatasghost

I particularly liked his PR stunt of drinking the fracking fluid. He is very good for big business – not necessarily for much more. That confirmed at least for me what you’re expressing here. Don’t let the “D” fool you.

Me

Really people stop with the fighting already! That is what the two sides want! I can’t believe everyone falls for this.

Bob Simpson

I’ll donate 1,000 buffalo chips to Chickenpooper!

Jack Clancy

Magazine ban and Chucky Cheese Killer Nathan Dunlap.
Enough said.

Zapatasghost

Dunlap killed Chucky Cheese?? Did he use a combat weapon with a high-capacity magazine to do the deed?

Seriously though, you’re going to fret over those two decisions?? Do explain. You DO like the Loop’s “business-freindliness” don’t you??

misadventures-of-Scatman

Holtzman support A66 too? If Stickinpooper gets another term, I bet they try that garbage again.

Joey Bunch has been a reporter for 28 years, including the last 12 at The Denver Post. For various newspapers he has covered the environment, water issues, politics, civil rights, sports and the casino industry.